12/08/2025
As a somatic experiencing practitioner, I see this all the time: people carrying losses they were never given permission to grieve.
These aren't the losses that come with rituals or casseroles. They're the quiet ones—the life that didn't unfold the way you imagined, the parts of yourself you had to let go of to move forward, the dreams that closed when other doors opened.
And because no one acknowledges them, we often don't either. We just keep moving. But the body keeps score.
In somatic work, we locate where that grief lives in the body. We create space for it to be felt, witnessed, and allowed to move through—not intellectualized or rushed, but honored with the tenderness it deserves.
Because acknowledging the grief is often what sets us free. It's what allows transformation. It pulls us out of feeling stuck and opens us back up to what's actually possible in the life we have now.
It won't look like you thought it would. But it can still be extraordinary.
